I owe as much of my success to an uncompromising obstinacy as to any original ideas.

Was wirklich zählt, ist Intuition

Most people stop looking when they find the proverbial needle in the haystack. I would continue looking to see if there were other needles.

The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this.

It is certainly true that principles cannot be more securely founded than on experience and consciously clear thinking.

When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasn’t been one big decision.

Any society which does not insist upon respect for all life must necessarily decay.